Every neighborhood must help solve the city's affordable housing crisis.

NYHC is tracking housing need and affordable housing production in each borough and NYC Council district to ensure elected officials are held accountable.

District 1

Christopher Marte

@ChrisMarteNYC

Financial District-Battery Park City, Tribeca-Civic Center, The Battery-Governors Island-Ellis Island-Liberty Island, SoHo-Little Italy-Hudson Square, Chinatown-Two Bridges, Lower East Side

Housing Need	District 1	Citywide \| Avg Per District
Rental Vacancy Rate	4.6%	3.6%
Rent Burdened Households	43.2%	49.6%
NYCHA Capital Needs	$3,070,863,872	$1,554,897,315
Density – People per acre	91.7	44.7
Homeownership Rate	23.6%	32.9%
Code Violations per 100 units	7.9	22.8

Affordable Housing Construction in District: 2014 - 2023

Ranked 23

in affordable housing

District 2

Carlina Rivera

@CarlinaRivera

Greenwich Village, Lower East Side, East Village, Midtown South-Flatiron-Union Square, Gramercy, Murray Hill-Kips Bay

Housing Need	District 2	Citywide \| Avg Per District
Rental Vacancy Rate	3.7%	3.6%
Rent Burdened Households	43.3%	49.6%
NYCHA Capital Needs	$3,579,277,165	$1,554,897,315
Density – People per acre	153.3	44.7
Homeownership Rate	25.5%	32.9%
Code Violations per 100 units	9.5	22.8

Affordable Housing Construction in District: 2014 - 2023

Ranked 37

in affordable housing

District 3

Erik Bottcher

@ebottcher

SoHo-Little Italy-Hudson Square, West Village, Chelsea-Hudson Yards, Hell's Kitchen, Midtown South-Flatiron-Union Square, Midtown-Times Square

Housing Need	District 3	Citywide \| Avg Per District
Rental Vacancy Rate	7.1%	3.6%
Rent Burdened Households	41.7%	49.6%
NYCHA Capital Needs	$927,509,824	$1,554,897,315
Density – People per acre	91.3	44.7
Homeownership Rate	23.0%	32.9%
Code Violations per 100 units	9.5	22.8

Affordable Housing Construction in District: 2014 - 2023

Ranked 15

in affordable housing

District 4

Keith Powers

@KeithPowersNYC

Midtown South-Flatiron-Union Square, Midtown-Times Square, Stuyvesant Town-Peter Cooper Village, Murray Hill-Kips Bay, East Midtown-Turtle Bay, United Nations, Upper East Side-Carnegie Hill

Housing Need	District 4	Citywide \| Avg Per District
Rental Vacancy Rate	6.0%	3.6%
Rent Burdened Households	40.0%	49.6%
NYCHA Capital Needs	$0	$1,554,897,315
Density – People per acre	100.3	44.7
Homeownership Rate	38.9%	32.9%
Code Violations per 100 units	3.6	22.8

Affordable Housing Construction in District: 2014 - 2023

Ranked 30

in affordable housing

District 5

Julie Menin

@JulieMenin

East Midtown-Turtle Bay, United Nations, Upper East Side-Lenox Hill-Roosevelt Island, Upper East Side-Carnegie Hill, Upper East Side-Yorkville

Housing Need	District 5	Citywide \| Avg Per District
Rental Vacancy Rate	7.1%	3.6%
Rent Burdened Households	39.6%	49.6%
NYCHA Capital Needs	$51,663,429	$1,554,897,315
Density – People per acre	185.8	44.7
Homeownership Rate	30.8%	32.9%
Code Violations per 100 units	6.4	22.8

Affordable Housing Construction in District: 2014 - 2023

Ranked 35

in affordable housing

District 6

Gale Brewer

@galeabrewer

Hell's Kitchen, Midtown-Times Square, Upper West Side-Lincoln Square, Upper West Side (Central), Central Park

Housing Need	District 6	Citywide \| Avg Per District
Rental Vacancy Rate	8.5%	3.6%
Rent Burdened Households	40.7%	49.6%
NYCHA Capital Needs	$1,176,127,519	$1,554,897,315
Density – People per acre	90.7	44.7
Homeownership Rate	36.6%	32.9%
Code Violations per 100 units	6.7	22.8

Affordable Housing Construction in District: 2014 - 2023

Ranked 27

in affordable housing

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Every neighborhood must help solve the city's affordable housing crisis.

Christopher Marte

Ranked 23

Carlina Rivera

Ranked 37

Erik Bottcher

Ranked 15

Keith Powers

Ranked 30

Julie Menin

Ranked 35

Gale Brewer

Ranked 27

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